# Schroder Income Growth Fund plc (SCF.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services. Price 371p, market value 241 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.6×** (5-yr avg 1056.7×, 3-yr avg 1280.6×). Schroder Income Growth Fund plc trades at 4.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 1056.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.7×**. Enterprise value is 2.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.0%**. Free cash flow equals 0.0% of the market value.
- **Earnings yield: 21.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 21.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 96.8%**. Schroder Income Growth Fund plc keeps 96.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 95.1%**. 95.1% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 90.0%**. 90.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.6%**. 8.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 36.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 36.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 35.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 35.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -40.3%** (3-yr 34.3%/yr). Revenue fell 40.3% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -44.4%**. Earnings per share fell 44.4%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 2 millionp**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Schroder Income Growth Fund plc does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 18.0%** (YTD 7.5%, 3-mo 4.5%). The shares are up 18.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.8%** (18.1% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.76** (volatility 14%). Beta of 0.76 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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